Grapple



Feb. 28, 1933. J. w. o. DORMAN 1,899,750

AGfRAPPLE Filed Jan. 8, 1932 gwuemto/c #W1 ffz@ PatentediFeb. 28, 1933 e l. A 'Y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIFCE. N

JOSEPH w. o. DORMAN, or Horrs'roN, 'rExAs f Y GRAPPLE Application med January s, 19,32. ,serial No.. 585,438. fi l This invention relates to a grapple.v formed integrally therewith and in mesh v An object of the invention isto provide a with the rack faces 5i. The upper end of L grapple ofthe character described specially the bar 4 has a suitable clevis 10 welded OT- dcsigned for thevpurpose of engaging and otherwise secured thereto and an eye 1 1, has 5 lifting heavy objects suchas bales of cotton. a swivelling connection with said clevis and *55 Another object of the invention is to prois p-rovided to receive a hook-12 carried by vide a grapple of the character described the lifting cable 13 through which the load i which will automatically and securely grip 1s handled in any selected manner: y i Y and hold the object to be moved. y The other ends of the hooks are inwardly Another object of' the invention is to proturned and enlarged as at 14 and provided 60 vide a' grapple ofthe character described with internally threaded lsockets as 15.y Flthaving cooperating hooks operatively conted into each socket there 1s asultable spike nected together whereby the hooks may be as 16, whose inner end has an enlargedhead simultaneously moved into grippingrelation as 17 and` WhOSG Outer @11d has vthe P01111; 18. 15 with the object, or released. Glands as 19 are fitted over said spikes' and "65 A further Object is to provide a grapple screwed into said sockets, and their` inner of the character described whose hooks are ends abut the corresponding heads to retain' provided withthe removable engaging spikes the Sp-lkeS lIl place. that may be readily .replaced when worn or InV 11S@ the grapple may be IOWBIed 1 17I1t0 broken.` position to bring the hooks 6 on 1 opposite 70 With the above and other Objects in View, sides of the bale and as the bar 4 is then elethe invention has particular relation to cervated the rack faces will operate through tain novel features of construction, operation the arcuaterack faces 9 to force the spikes and arrangement of parts, an example of into the object to be lifted. In order to rewhich is given in this specification and illuslease the hooks the load may be landed on 5 trated in the accompanying drawing, wherea platform or other support and the cable 1n: 1 n 13 slightly released and the bar4 then held Figure 1 shows an elevational view of the stationary and the workman may then grasp Y grapple shown partly in section. Y one of the hooks 6 and pull it outwardly and Figure 2 shows a side View. this will cause the said head 1 to move upso Figure 3 shows a transverse fragmentary wardly relative to the bar 4, which upward sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of movement will operate through the inter- F'igureland meshing rack faces Vof thel other hook to f Figure 4 shows an enlarged fragmentary swing said other hook outwardly to release 86.;

" sectional view of one` of the hooks employed.V theobject. i y

In the drawing, the numeral 1 designates The drawing and `description disclose the head which is preferably formed of two what is now considered to be a preferred sections bolted togetherand depending from form-of the invention by way of illustration which there are the spaced side plates 2, 2. only, while the broad principle of the inven- 96 -l The head has a longitudinalbearing 3 there Vtion will be defined by the appended claims. through in whichthe rack bar 4 is slidably 'What VI claim is; Y i mounted and this bar has the oppositely dis- A grapple including a head formed of posed rack face 5, 5 thereon. y i sections vbolted together, spaced side plates There are the oppositely disposed' out-V integral with and depending from said sec-V 95 wardly curved hooks 6, 6 whose upper ends tions, said head having a longitudinal bearare mounted to pivot on the bearing rods 7, ing aligned with the space between said" 7 through the side plates 2 on opposite sides plates,` a rack bar slidable in said lbearingy of the rack bar 4. These rods'are retained and having oppositely disposed rack faces,

in place by suitable nuts as 8,8. These end-s hooks lmounted at one end to pivot between jdd. of the hooks have the arcuate racks 9,- 9 said side plates, arcuate racks formed inname to this specification.

JosEPHw. o. Doma/:ns1g Y tegrally with the pivotedends of said hooks and in mesh vwith said rack faces said hooks having portions which diverge from the head and having outer end portions disposed in parallel relation and Whose free 'l ends are turned inwardly, said inwardly turned portions being enlarged and being provided with internally threaded sockets,

Vspikes fitted into said sockets whose inner ends have enlarged heads and whose outer ends are pointed and glands fitted over said spikes and screwed into said sockets whose inner ends abut the corresponding heads to retain said spikes in place.

4In testimony whereof 1I have signed'rny 

